conflicts

As the title says, what are some conflicts of the 20th/21st century that could’ve turned into full blown war. Here are some examples -Turkish invasion of Cyprus -1998 Iran-Taliban War over the killings of Iranian diplomats -2001-2002 India-Pakistan stand-off -Sino-Soviet border conflict Can...

Consider for a moment the Himalayas, the mighty mountains that divide Asia in two. To the south lies India, diverse and fertile. To the north lies the ancient land of China. Two great behemoths of potential and population home of great civilizations. Yet these two lands remain curiously...

If the internal situation in Pakistan gets so bad that a civil war erupts, how would it likely go? Could India use this to their advantage and pick up the pieces by occupying parts of the country? Could Afghanistan and/or Iran maybe participate to a degree? And what does China, the US, and other...

Because there were a lot of internal tensions in Turkey during the Cold War period of the country, could it been possible a civil war could’ve broken out? I’d imagine that the left-leaning faction(s) would be supported by the USSR why the opposing faction(s) by the US and the Kurds would be...

Is there any way to do this when writing a timeline for this? What are ways to prevent to avoid a Palestinian-Israeli conflict? What POD's or butterfly effects must happen to avoid the conflict?

Introduction: The Berlin Crisis. 1 When World War II ended the former Nazi Germany was split into four zone. The Allies consisting of the United States, the United Kingdom, and France held the western side of Germany divided into their own sectors. The Soviets held eastern Germany. The capital...